September 12, 2017 – Houston, TX – Two major hurricanes in the span of three weeks have left countless families in Texas and Florida homeless, carless and in some cases, destroyed everything they own. Unfortunately, some Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. (EOHI) employees were so impacted.

While Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma have made unprecedented effects on the Southern United States, leaving many struggling to get back on their feet, EOHI is now promoting a campaign to assist those severely affected by these storms. To assist these families on their road to recovery, EOHI has established a YouCaring campaign to raise funds to support those whose lives have been thrown into turmoil by these catastrophic storms.

EOHI has already contributed $5,000 towards meeting their $25,000 goal to aid those in need.

“This company is all about the people who work here – our employees,” stated Richard Neels, President of EOHI. “We hope we can now come together as a company family and help each other out in this time of great distress.”

All donations to this YouCaring campaign will exclusively support relief and recovery efforts for EOHI employees severely affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma.

For more information, visit: www.youcaring.com/EOHIhurricanereliefefforts

EOHI is a 100% employee-owned company based in Houston, Texas and serves as the parent of Hydraquip, Inc., Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc., Gulf Controls Company, Inc. and Elite Controls, Inc., companies all specializing in the fluid power equipment industry

July 19, 2017 – Houston, TX – Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. (EOHI), is pleased to announce Maegan Rodriguez as its new Marketing Specialist. Maegan will primarily be
responsible for developing and executing various marketing programs for EOHI and its affiliates including: public relations, marketing communications and channel marketing.

Previously, Maegan was based in The Netherlands, where she organized multinational business conferences and events there and in Switzerland and Austria. Maegan assisted
with communicating to hundreds of executives and keynote speakers, conducting market research and generating reports while successfully handling these events.

Despite her international accomplishments, Maegan is a native of Texas, having initially studied at The University of Texas at San Antonio, where she received her Bachelor of
Business Administration in Marketing, before completing a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, at The University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.

“Maegan appears poised and accomplished to address the marketing needs of our extraordinary company,” stated Richard Neels, President and CEO of Employee Owned
Holdings, Inc. “We are enthusiastic to welcome her to our employee-owned company and have her assist us in benefiting our customers, our employees, and our community.”

“I was attracted to the company’s family culture and their initiative to please customers on every level,” stated Maegan. “I am thrilled to be a part of the EOHI family and I look
forward to contributing to the growth and success of EOHI and its remarkable affiliates.”

EOHI is a 100% employee owned company based in Houston, Texas and serves as the parent of Hydraquip, Inc., Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc., Gulf Controls Company,
Inc. and Elite Controls, Inc., companies all specializing in the fluid power equipment industry.

Tampa, FL – January 3,, 2017: Gulf Controls Company, Inc. announces the promotion of Rod Longnecker to Executive Vice President Sales & Engineering, and Cary Wisner to Vice President Strategic Accounts & Pneumatics. Both will continue to report to John Flieman, President of GCC. Over the past year both Rod and Cary have taken on new responsibilities to drive revenue in customer facing activities and have made significant contributions to establishing Gulf Controls Company, Inc. as a leader in fluid power equipment for Florida and Southern Georgia.

Having served the company for the past 13 years in various engineering, operations and sales management positions, this past year Rod assumed management of all regional and district sales managers. Rod is passionate about delivering engineered solutions to customers and has worked closely with the company’s District Sales Managers to establish clear metrics and goals. Rod promotes enhanced communication between the entire team to share knowledge & solutions from the field. With responsibility for managing engineering and the shop operations, Rod works closely with Gulf Control’s largest OEMs to provide system design, fabrication and managed inventory as a world class partner.

Cary Wisner has served in various sales positions at Gulf Controls for over 30 years and now works with some of GCC’s largest accounts. From 2014-2016, he has seen dramatic changes in these accounts, but Cary’s tireless efforts to think outside the box for new solutions have helped to maintain a strong relationship. Also Cary has provided pneumatic solutions for a brand new market for GCC, the beverage dispensing industry. He took this business from ground zero to assisting a world renowned company through finding new ways GCC could provide subassemblies to streamline the customer’s manufacturing and testing processes.

“We are so proud to have both Rod and Cary as first class members of our team at Gulf Controls,” says John Flieman, President of GCC. “The perseverance, technical ability and positive attitude they bring both to the company and to our customers is second to none.”

“I’ve had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with both Rod and Cary since GCC joined the EOHI family,” says Richard Neels, CEO & President of Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. “I am so impressed by their technical knowledge and willingness to go above and beyond. Cary has stepped up to take on additional duties as pneumatics product manager, and Rod not only serves as key leadership for GCC, he also provides a fabulous job as our current employee elected director for the EOHI board of directors.”

Gulf Controls has the knowledge in hydraulics, pneumatics, fluid conveyance and automation to provide world class products and complete fluid power systems for its customers. GCC is part of EOHI, a 100% employee owned company based in Houston, Texas which is also the parent of Hydraquip, Inc., Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc., and Elite Controls, Inc.

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Houston, Texas – On October 8, 2015, Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates were named the #10 Best Place to Work in Houston for medium sized companies. This award was presented by the Houston Business Journal, as part of the longest-running Best Places to Work awards program in the city, honoring top employers for their unique cultures, amenities, benefits and worker-retention and attraction strategies. EOHI was nominated from an essay entry explaining the unique culture of the company, with the final rankings awarded based on the results from a company-wide employee survey. In 2014, the Houston Business Journal named EOHI as the #9 Best Place to Work in Houston for medium sized companies.

“We are so honored to be recognized as a top rated employer in the Houston area for the second year in a row,” says Richard Neels, President and CEO of EOHI. “Being employee owned, each employee’s positive energy, hard work and undeniable talent makes this company thrive through outstanding customer service and continued profitable growth.”

“This company is an amazing place to be right now and being voted in the Top 10 for a second year in a row really confirms this,” said Patrick Strimple, HR Manager for EOHI.

EOHI is the parent for the family of fluid power companies specializing in fluid power and motion control. Along with Hydraquip, Inc., Hydraquip Custom Systems, Inc., Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc., and Gulf Controls Company, Inc., the company has offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver, Lafayette, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, and Arizona. The company has recently acquired Logical Controls Concepts, which has merged with the HCSI Mechatronics division to become Elite Controls, Inc., providing control technology nationwide and internationally.

EOHI is a 100% employee-owned company; all employees have skin in the game and a vested interest to see customers and the company succeed. With compelling growth over the past five years, EOHI continues to look for talented individuals to add to the team of employee owners. Hear from employees at EOHI’s Hydraquip, Inc. about their passion to work for this company: Hydraquip YouTube.